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9th Circ. Lifts Order Halting Trump From Curbing Fed Unions

The Ninth Circuit on Friday granted the Trump administration's bid to halt an injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump's executive order axing labor contracts covering agencies with "national security" aims, saying in a published opinion that the government was likely to succeed against six unions' First Amendment retaliation claim.

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3rd Circ. Says NJ Contractor Didn't Void Union Contract

A North Jersey contractor can't use the fact it hasn't employed union workers in years to duck its obligations under an automatically renewing contract with a Sheet Metal Workers local, a split Third Circuit ruled Friday, upholding a New Jersey federal judge's decision.

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4 Arguments Bias Attorneys Should Watch In August

The Fifth Circuit will consider reinstating a $70 million verdict in favor of workers who accused a telecommunications company of race discrimination, while the Ninth Circuit will tackle a religious bias case over a vaccine mandate, a legal battle over attorney fees and a separate religious discrimination case over anti-LGBTQ+ comments. Here are four argument sessions discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on this month.

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Navigating Administrative Exhaustion In EEOC Charges

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Before responding to a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge, employers should understand the proces... (more story)

Corp. Human Rights Regulatory Landscape Is Fragmented

Leah Malone, Matt Feehily and Emily Holland

Given the complexity of compliance with nations' overlapping human rights laws, multinational companies need to be... (more story)

Justices' Decision Axing Retiree's ADA Claim Offers Clarity

Luke Breslin, Patricia Anderson Pryor and Katharine Weber

The U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Stanley v. City of Sanford that protections under Title I of the Americans wit... (more story)

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Mich Cos. Can't Get Atty Fees In Withdrawal Liability Spat

A Michigan furniture manufacturer and its shipping partner cannot get interest and attorney fees in a dispute with a Teamsters-affiliated pension fund, an Illinois federal judge ruled, finding the fund's bid t... (more story)

NLRB Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Union Work Dispute Rulings

The Ninth Circuit should have preserved the National Labor Relations Board's decision to admonish a longshoreman's union for going after maintenance work in the Port of Seattle that had been awarded to the Mac... (more story)

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Supreme Court Asked To Weigh In On Distillery-Union Row

An Oregon distillery has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its challenge of a National Labor Relations Board decision that dinged the liquor maker for unfair labor practices, saying clarity was needed for... (more story)

Ill. Court Finds Labor Board Erred In Supervisor Status Case

An Illinois appeals court has reversed a state labor panel's decision adding workers at Illinois State University to an existing bargaining unit represented by an American Federation of State, County & Municip... (more story)

Rising Star: Jones Day's Justin Martin

Justin Martin of Jones Day has represented McDonald's and Google in high-profile litigation before the National Labor Relations Board in unfair labor practice cases that alleged the companies jointly employed ... (more story)

Calif. Forecast: Toxicology Co. Wants Wage Claims Arbitrated

In the coming week, attorneys should watch for arguments about whether a proposed wage and hour class action against a drug and alcohol testing company should be sent to arbitration or back to state court. Her... (more story)

NY Forecast: Judge Weighs Tossing Hospital Retaliation Suit

This week, a New York federal judge will consider tossing a suit brought by a former administrator at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital who claims she was fired for complaining about sexual harassment she faced... (more story)

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Wheeling & Appealing: Midyear Highlights For Every Circuit

In this special edition of Wheeling & Appealing, we're spotlighting key decisions and developments in every circuit court during the first half of 2025, while also previewing August's most intriguing oral argu... (more story)

En Banc 9th Circ. Backs LA Schools In Vax Mandate Fight

A majority en banc Ninth Circuit has affirmed a lower court's decision upholding Los Angeles Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, while two partially dissenting judges disagreed wi... (more story)

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8th Circ. Backs U. Of Nebraska In ADHD Disability Bias Suit

The Eighth Circuit backed the dismissal Friday of an ex-information technology worker's suit claiming the University of Nebraska fired him for seeking accommodations for his attention-deficit/hyperactivity dis... (more story)

NJ Town Faces Whistleblower Suit Over Immigration Policies

A former New Jersey township manager has claimed in state court that he was the target of retaliation and discrimination after opposing a set of local ordinances that he said would have unlawfully targeted imm... (more story)

7th Circ. Backs Prison Warden's Firing Over Facebook Memes

The Seventh Circuit has refused to revive a deputy prison warden's suit claiming he was terminated in retaliation for sharing memes online denigrating Muslims, Black people, liberals and the LGBTQ community an... (more story)

3rd Circ. Won't Revive Age Bias Suit Over COVID Layoffs

The Third Circuit declined to reinstate a suit accusing a marketing firm of slating a worker for layoff because of her age, saying she failed to rebut the company's argument that the onset of the COVID-19 pand... (more story)

Vegas Casinos Settle EEOC Vax Exception Charges

Two Las Vegas resorts and casinos struck deals with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to settle claims that they shirked anti-bias laws by refusing to grant religious accommodations related to C... (more story)

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X Corp. Must Arbitrate Ex-Twitter Workers' Claims, Cover Fees

A Seattle federal judge is forcing X Corp. to fully pay the fees for arbitrating the claims of about 150 former Twitter employees in Washington who say they were shorted on bonus and severance pay amid layoffs... (more story)

Indiana Health Care Co. Fudged Workers' Time, Suit Claims

An Indiana health care network falsified employees' time sheets to avoid paying their overtime, a financial counselor claimed in a proposed class and collective action in federal court.

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GEO Pushes Justices To Grant Appeal Of Immunity Ruling

Private prison corporation GEO urged the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that government contractors have the right to challenge courts' rulings that they are not entitled to derivative sovereign immunity, saying t... (more story)

Fault Lines Persist Around Arbitration For Last-Mile Drivers

The muddy contours of the transportation worker exemption to federal arbitration law may be reviewed once more by the U.S. Supreme Court in an overtime case, showing the persistent challenges of delimiting the... (more story)

Marriott Affiliate Banquet Workers Claim OT, Break Violations

A Colorado hotel in the Marriott network failed to provide hundreds of banquet servers with rest breaks, leading to unpaid overtime, three workers said in a proposed class and collective action filed in state court.

Wyndham Can't Escape Hotel Workers' Labor Trafficking Suit

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc. can't get out of a lawsuit alleging that two hotels, in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, forced homeless or desperate people into servitude in exchange for shelter, though ... (more story)

Drexel Ordered To Pay $546K In Fees, Costs In Equal Pay Case

A former Drexel University professor found at trial to have been paid less than her male colleagues can recoup nearly $546,000 in attorney fees and costs, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday, rejecting... (more story)